Pete Smith Movies

An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

In this final entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series, Smith pays tribute to actor and stuntman Dave O'Brien, who took many falls and spills (and...

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

Pete Smith special about billiard.

This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny...